car boggs down and burning smell??

**Nospeed** · 02-25-2003, 04:35 PM

yeah, thats what it does...at first, i thought it was the fuel filters, because it would bogg down just for a second when i was driving somewhere, but now it just dont move. as soon as i start letting out the clutch, it starts. i can have it in neutral and it be just fine...but it boggs as soon as i go. i replaced both the fuel filters today and i took it out for a test, everything seemed fine. but 1 hour later when we needed to go somewhere, it started again.

this time, it sounds like its getting bogged down (really loud engine, but no power) and it smells as if something is burning. i dont know if its gas, or what...cause i know its not plastic, oil, or paper, or clutch...cause i know those smells...but i dont know this smell...maybe gas? i dunno...no blue smoke from the exhaust...no smoke from the engine bay...it seemed to seep into the interior. so, anyone think they know what this is? oh, its an 88 dx...and just to add, this has been happening for the last week, and it seems really hard to get the tach above 4k, but once it crests 4k, its fine...just as normal. does that help?

**Nospeed** · 02-25-2003, 06:08 PM

nobody has no idea what it is???

**2old_honda** · 02-25-2003, 06:19 PM

its your clutch, its gone.

**SMITHACCORD*&** · 02-25-2003, 06:20 PM

Sounds like a tranny problem to me but i am not to sure about that. since it is carbed play with your carb spray it down and whatnot fix that thing it does not sound good at all.

**2old_honda** · 02-25-2003, 06:26 PM

you can do a test. come to a complete stop, put the car in 5th gear, rev the car up to like 4500 rpm and let the clutch out, if the car instantly stalls your clutch is good but if the stays running your clutch is bad.

check your clutch cable, it might be too tight, making the clutch not fully engage and slip.

**MrBen** · 02-25-2003, 06:41 PM

Keep us posted! I'm curious to know.

**Nospeed** · 02-25-2003, 06:46 PM

no...its not the clutch!! at least i dont think...i can have it in neutral and it happens as well as any gear! it stutters like it isnt getting any gas. i tried to spray the carb cleaner into the carb...running and not...and it didnt help. although like i said, i changed the fuel filters (both of them) and it was fine for 10 minutes...but then an hour later, i cant move it out of my parking spot, and there is smoke from something burning coming inside the cabin. there is no smoke outside, just inside.

edit>>>>> it backfires too

**SMITHACCORD*&** · 02-25-2003, 07:16 PM

ok i am thinking that you have a really bad fuel pump
or some bad fuel lines also could be bad gas

**Einstein** · 02-25-2003, 07:27 PM

Clogged catalytic converter? Just a guess. Probably carburator or ignition timing/advance problems otherwise.

**Nospeed** · 02-25-2003, 07:46 PM

well...with the help of SMITHACCORD*&, i found out that my cattalitic (sp?) converter is getting red hot when the car is on...meaning the damn thing glows!!!! so anyway, im gonna straight-pipe the bitch tomorow, so ill see how it sounds and runs then. but yeah... thanks again all.

**SMITHACCORD*&** · 02-25-2003, 08:15 PM

Hehehe i love lending a helping hand. If you woulda let that go longer. your car would have caught on fire.

**ACCORD EX** · 02-26-2003, 08:16 AM

i was going to tell you something is stuck in your exhaust !

**ACCORD EX** · 02-26-2003, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by 2old_honda
you can do a test. come to a complete stop, put the car in 5th gear, rev the car up to like 4500 rpm and let the clutch out, if the car instantly stalls your clutch is good

will it ever run again then !

( j/k )

MIKE

**bobafett** · 02-26-2003, 08:33 AM

justin... sorry i didnt have my friend reply to the post... he never had a chance to look. anyway it looks like you got it all figured out...test pipe here you come! w00t w00t!
AAAAAACTUALLY, i wonder if joshes car still has a cat? if so you could prolly bolt that bitch on...

i will inquire today for ya

chris

**Nospeed** · 02-26-2003, 01:30 PM

cool, thanks chris...well, i went out there this morning, and found out that i dont have a 3/8" rachet, so here i come wall*mart. so i should have that off later today...hopefully sooner! just remember chris, no money!!!

but thanks anyway.

**Nospeed** · 02-27-2003, 04:44 PM

ok, so ive determined that it is a clogged cat...and now i need to actually get it off there and hollow it out. has anyone had to do this before? i know it isnt hard, but why in hell are the bolts on the cat so *#@$* hard to get off!?!?! ive hit it with that loosener crap, and tried it with a breaker bar, and still no luck. how the fu<k do i get the bolts off? anymore help would be greatly appreciated.

**SMITHACCORD*&** · 02-27-2003, 05:01 PM

cut that bitch off

**Nospeed** · 02-27-2003, 05:07 PM

i dont want to have to cut it though...i want to have a complete exhaust system, but without the cat...it seems to me that this is the only problem...and i dont want to drive around with half an exhaust...so yeah...

**kirobei** · 02-27-2003, 06:59 PM

Listen, if you want to get that cat off and gut it you are going to have to get fancy. When i added my DC headders i had to unbolt the cat to connect the downpipe but could not so i grinded off the nuts and hammered out the bolt studs and went to home depo and put in new bolts, nuts, washers and lock washers. It takes some doing but its a lot better than losing your bolt on simplicity.

**Einstein** · 03-01-2003, 12:23 PM

Originally posted by Nospeed
ok, so ive determined that it is a clogged cat...

Wow! I guessed right.

**Nospeed** · 03-01-2003, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by Einstein
Wow! I guessed right.

didnt think so.

i hacked off my muffler today right in front of the cat, and im still having problems...so...all i have now is just a loud bogging down 3g. so....yeah, im gonna replace the cap/rotor tomorow to see if that was it, also plugs and wires. also, i might look into getting a new distributor...but from what i understand, its expensive...so, if anyone wants a really nice orion amp 25Watts x 2 (bridgeable down to .5 ohms...bringing it up to about 800 x 1) id trade it for a good distributor and maybe a corner light...i dunno...dont have the money for all of this, but ill come up with it...any help?

**Einstein** · 03-02-2003, 05:19 AM

Well knowing your catalytic converter gets so hot and you have backfiring through the exhaust leads me to believe you have lots of unburned fuel/air mixture getting through you engine, then it combusts in the header, superheating the catalytic converter (probably to meltdown). Good sign that the fuel isn't getting ignited.

Once you solve your ignition problem, you'll want to check the condition of the cat anyway.

**Nospeed** · 03-02-2003, 09:01 AM

well yeah, the cat is already off the car. in fact, i had to cut off right in front of it so i could get it out of there...the bolts were just rusted on toooooo tight. but its off.

**dXsquared** · 03-02-2003, 09:20 AM

now its time for a tune up... get the distributor, plugs and wires.... and it might be ok

Travis

**jeffreygivens** · 03-02-2003, 03:20 PM

i had the same problem it was mt cap and rotor and wires now it runs good

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